From the Wild West to West Yorkshire

A taste of the Wild West is coming to Calderdale, as Bankfield Museum’s long-awaited latest exhibition rolls into town.

To mark the 100th anniversary of Buffalo Bill’s death, Bankfield Museum is hosting a Wild West exhibition, with a wide variety of Native American and Western artefacts now on display.

Buffalo Bill, born William F. Cody, almost single-handedly created the image of the ‘Wild West’, which endures to this day; from ‘Cowboys and Indians’ to covered wagons and stagecoaches.

The Bankfield exhibition features objects from Calderdale Museums, Leeds City Museums and various private collections. It also includes souvenirs from the world famous ‘Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show’, which visited Halifax on the 8 October 1903.

In addition to the talks, there will also be a series of family friendly workshops where attendees can creatively explore ideas relating to the Wild West theme. Visit http://museums.calderdale.gov.uk/whatson/events to see more and book.

Curator John Spencer will also be hosting a moccasin making workshop where attendees can make a pair of their own leather moccasins. There is a cost to this, for more information or to register interest please email john.spencer@calderdale.gov.uk

The exhibition is open until Saturday 3 June 2017. All of Bankfield Museum is free to visit and is open Tuesday to Saturday 10am-4pm with free parking available. Visit www.calderdale.gov.uk/museums for more information about this and other Calderdale exhibitions.